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Encyclopedia > New Fire ceremony
The Aztec glyph for a New Fire ceremony, with the year Two Reed (Ome Acatl).
The Aztec glyph for a New Fire ceremony, with the year Two Reed (Ome Acatl).
The Aztec world
Aztec society

Nahuatl language
Aztec philosophy
Aztec calendar
Aztec religion
Aztec mythology
Aztec entheogenic complex
Human sacrifice in Aztec culture Image File history File links Representación pictórica de la Piedra del Sol Representação pictórica da Pedra do Sol File links The following pages link to this file: Aztec calendar Wikipedia:Commons ... The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries who built an extensive empire in the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology. ... // Class structure The society traditionally was divided into two social classes; the macehualli (people) or peasantry and the pilli or nobility. ... Nahuatl ( [1] is a term applied to a group of related languages and dialects of the Aztecan [2] branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, indigenous to central Mexico. ... Aztec philosophy was the school of philosophy developed by the Aztec Empire. ... The Aztec calendar was the calendar of the Aztec people of Pre-Columbian Mexico. ... Bold text In the [Aztec] cultures, faith was an important part of [life] and [death]. // Main article: Aztec mythology. ... The Aztec civilization recognized many gods and supernatural creatures. ... The ancient Aztecs employed a variety of entheogenic plants and animals within their society. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Aztec history

Aztlán
Aztec army
Aztec codices
Aztec Triple Alliance
Spanish conquest of Mexico
Siege of Tenochtitlan
La Noche Triste
Hernán Cortés The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. ... The seven caves of Chicomoztoc, from Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca Aztlán (, from Nahuatl Aztlan ) is the legendary ancestral home of the Nahua peoples, one of the main cultural groups in Mesoamerica. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Aztec codices (singular codex) are books written by pre-Columbian and Spanish colonial era Aztecs. ... Aztec Triple Alliance was an alliance of three city-states: Tenochtitlán, Tlacopán, and Texcoco. ... Aztec empire The Spanish conquest of Mexico was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. ... Combatants Spain Aztec Empire Commanders Hernán Cortés Pedro de Alvarado Cuitláhuac Cuauhtemoc Strength 86 cavalry 900 infantry 80,000-200,000 Tlaxcalan and Texcoco warriors 100,000-150,000 Aztec warriors Casualties 20,000 natives dead 100,000 Aztec warriors dead 100,000+ civilians dead The siege... Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés, marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who conquered Mexico for Spain. ... Hernán(do) Cortés, Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who became famous for leading the military expedition that initiated the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. ...

Hueyi Tlatoani

Tenoch (13251376)
Acamapichtli (13761395)
Huitzilíhuitl (13951417)
Chimalpopoca (14171427)
Itzcóatl (14271440)
Moctezuma I (14401469)
Axayacatl (14691481)
Tízoc (14811486)
Auítzotl (14861502)
Moctezuma II (15021520)
Cuitláhuac (1520)
Cuauhtémoc (15201521) Huey Tlatoani (Nahuatl great speaker, also spelt Uei Tlatoani or Hueyi Tlahtoani; plural Huey Tlatoque) was the Nahuatl title used for the emperor of the Mexica (Aztec). ... Tenoch was a ruler of the Azteca during the fourteenth century. ... Events January 7:Alfonso IV becomes the King of Portugal. ... // Events March – The treaty between England and France is extended until April of 1377. ... Acamapichtli was the first tlatoani (king) of the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan. ... // Events March – The treaty between England and France is extended until April of 1377. ... Events End of reign of Hungary by Capet-Anjou family. ... Huitzilíhuitl (died circa 1417) was the second Tlatoani, or Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan. ... Events End of reign of Hungary by Capet-Anjou family. ... Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ... Chimalpopoca (died circa 1427) was the third Tlatoani, or Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlán. ... Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ... Events Lincoln College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is founded. ... Itzcóatl was the leader of the Tenochcas or Aztec from 1427/1428 to 1440. ... Events Lincoln College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is founded. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... The first great leader of the Aztecs, Moctezuma Ilhuicamina, or Moctezuma I (the surname meaning solitary one who shoots an arrow into the sky) was born from a noble named Huitzilihuitl. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ... Axayacatl (pron. ... Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ... Events May 3 - Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Beyazid II. May 21 - Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481-1513) With the death of Duke Charles IV of Anjou, Anjou was reverted... Tízoc was the Aztec ruler (Tlatoani) of the city of Tenochtitlán. ... Events May 3 - Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Beyazid II. May 21 - Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481-1513) With the death of Duke Charles IV of Anjou, Anjou was reverted... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies. ... Auítzotl (sometimes rendered as Ahuitzotl) was the eighth Aztec ruler, the Chief Speaker, of the city of Tenochtitlán. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moctezuma II, also known as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin and colloquially as Montezuma(c. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... mary elline m. ... Cuitláhuac was the Aztec ruler (Tlatoani) of the city of Tenochtitlán from June to October 1520. ... mary elline m. ... Cuauhtémoc tortured by Hernán Cortéz This article is about the Aztec Emperor named Cuauhtémoc. ... mary elline m. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ...

The New Fire ceremony, also known as the Binding of the Years, was an Aztec ceremony performed once every 52 years—a full cycle of the Aztec calendar—in order to stave off the end of the world. The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries who built an extensive empire in the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology. ... This refers to the act performed on a special occasion. ... The Aztec calendar was the calendar of the Aztec people of Pre-Columbian Mexico. ... The end of the world is a phrase used to most commonly refer to the death of all life on planet earth. ...


According to Bernardino de Sahagún, the last New Fire ceremony was held in 1507; the tradition ended with the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 15191521. Bernardino de Sahagún (1499-1590) was a Franciscan missionary to the Aztec (Náhua) people of Mexico. ... 1507 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aztec empire The Spanish conquest of Mexico was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ...


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